About Rolfe, Iowa, in 1976: “Smile (click) — the future awaits” (Part III)
In the January 30 post I included an explanation about the Rolfe Public Library’s 1976 project. That was the year of our country’s bicentennial. During that special year, over 1,000 photos were taken...
View ArticleAbout Rolfe, Iowa, in 1976: “Smile (click) — the future awaits” (Part IV of IV)
. This post is similar to the Part II and III posts. This post includes even more clippings from around the country. Clippings about what? About Rolfe’s 1976 photograph-everybody-in-town project. (Who...
View ArticleIcicle/Water Droplet = Inverted Image (but not spring weather in Iowa … yet!)
. . I took these photos eleven days ago on March 14. When looking at this image (above) on my computer, I was excited to see the inverted sky/treeline/snow scene in the dangling water droplet. The...
View ArticleCosta Rica: Crocodiles at the Tarcoles River
In February Peggy’s (my next-older sister) and Jeff’s older son was married in Costa Rica. Bill and I made a mini-vacation out of the trip. We were delighted with how fun and beautiful the wedding was,...
View ArticleCrazy April weather needs a Burrometer, don’t you think?!
I’ve been looking through a ton of digital scan files trying to locate what seems to be a needle in a haystack. However, I did run across this gem. I think it is appropriate to post today as the...
View ArticleJen Bowen … a Fox (or three or four) … Rolfe’s 1960 Senior Class Play … Chicago
This post is a result of a communication thread on the “Rolfe Community School” Facebook page. There is a lot of educational and entertaining information on that Facebook page. If you are interested in...
View Article1941: Rolfe, Iowa, School Yearbook
To look on this blog for Rolfe, Iowa, school yearbooks by decade, you may go to this blog’s home page. Once there, in the column at the right, click on one of the yearbook decade links (e.g., “1940s”)....
View ArticleThe Freedom Rock in Rolfe, Iowa: Honoring our Veterans (includes interview...
In early April, 2013, Ray (Bubba) Sorensen of Greenfield, Iowa, painted The Freedom Rock in Rolfe, Iowa. His original and much larger Freedom Rock is located outside of Greenfield, Iowa. . . In the...
View ArticleSunset Across Browns Bay
. . This view is across the northern part of Browns Bay, part of Iowa’s West Lake Okoboji. A map of the bay in relation to the entire lake is here. The wind turbines are actually on the west side of...
View ArticleFor anyone touched by breast cancer, this (pink Clydesdale) bud’s for you.
This weekend is Rolfe’s (Iowa) sesquicentennial. The dates are Friday through Sunday, July 12-14, 2013. The pink Clydesdale “world’s largest” rocking horse (in the video below) will be in the 10:30...
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